Foxy Digitalis
Waters rise along with luminous guitar tones, settling into ephemeral patterns where their potent gravity is hidden until it’s too late. Whettman Chelmets moves with stealth as the shimmer gives way to an angular, distorted sonic minefield. On “Af,” the wind has sharp edges. Blurred margins grow until they become the focus, and we’re washed […]
It’s time to get crunched. Fugue State angles toward the ground floor with stochastic rhythms and jagged guitar textures. Throughout “Facts,” an underlying gust of broken glass arrays is overrun by distorted chord progressions and ramshackle reverie. “Just give me the facts, I said!” Shane Bruno demands, a blistering urgency growing as the growling basslines […]
Julie Reich’s (Body Breaks, CHANDRA, etc.) solo guise, Bile Sister, blitzes our memories and energetically bounces us into an angular sonic blender. Basslines dance across the floor, shoulders shaking all the way until we’re stuck in a hypnagogic nightmare. “Generation Steam” is about the oppressive absurdity capitalism subjects us to, turned into a circular sonic […]
Tension is an immovable force on Nicol Eltzroth Rosendorf’s “Cohen.” Relentless, searching aural fields collide with swelling emotions, building dramatic crescendos and poignant, reflective peaks. Time is a disintegrating circle on “Cohen,” reality breaking through each crack in the piece’s sonic fabric. Cryptic imagery in the video, directed by Rosendorf himself, heightens the unsettling realizations […]
Ecstasy and heartbreak are woven into the mesmerizing sonic journey of “Astande To Boose Gahe Man Ast.” It draws in listeners with its energy and technique, almost lulling us into a trance, as the expressive melodies and Amiri’s stunning vocals channel so much emotion into an unforgettable performance. Amiri is one of many Afghan artists […]
Violence and destruction are the heartbeats of Andrey Guryanov’s haunting “2022.” Guryanov’s new album, Anthems, explores the history of Soviet national anthems, finally landing on “2022.” The track is built from explosions in Ukraine, pulled from YouTube videos, and assembled into a bleak, forward lurch into darkness. Sirens wail in the distance, stalking the rhythmic death […]
Foxy Digitalis is thrilled to share this video and statement from Palestinian-American electronic artist Omar Ahmad, in solidarity on Nabka Day today. Pre-order his new album, Inheritance, via AKP Recordings HERE. “I am a child of displaced people. While nowhere fully feels like home, home of the mind and heart are what I explore through […]
The salty sea air permeates every chord progression and every lilting melody of John Swanke’s beguiling “Dance of the Green Crab.” Coastlines trace psychedelic throughlines in the emotive keys swirling through the song’s forward march. It’s music that sinks in without a trace, moving through our veins and into our bones with quiet assurance. In […]
Scattered thoughts coalesce around a focused spontaneity, echoing off the angular architecture of “Baphomet,” creating intricate sonic webs that spread across the black sky. Methods Body’s approach is broken and repurposed, sending the duo of Luke Wyland and John Niekrasz into new creative spaces. “Baphomet” skitters through evolving aural ecosystems, leaving percussive textures and textures […]